Étienne Aymonier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Étienne Aymonier

French linguist and explorer

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1844

Place of Birth: Le Châtelard, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1929

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist, explorer, linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Étienne François Aymonier (26 February 1844 – 21 January 1929) was a French linguist and explorer.
He was the first archaeologist to systematically survey the ruins of the Khmer empire in today's Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam.
His principal work was "Le Cambodge", published in three volumes from 1900 to 1904. He was born in Le Châtelard, Savoie, France.
He also served as acting French representative for the French protectorate of Cambodia from 6 January 1879 to 10 May 1881 and was the first director of the École Coloniale.
He assembled a large collection of Khmer sculpture which was later housed in the Guimet Museum in Paris.
He also wrote books on the Cham language.The species Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Siamese algae eater) commemorates his name.



Alternative names	Eugene Pirou; Eugené Pirou
Description	French photographer and filmmaker
Date of birth/death	26 September 1841	30 September 1909
Location of birth/death	Tubœuf	Chaville
Authority control	: Q3060110 VIAF: 19954779 ISNI: 0000 0001 1748 8119 GND: 1088323359 SELIBR: 317249 SUDOC: 157330214